Sen. Cruz: Air Traffic Control Reform Should Be a No-Brainer
Appears on Fox Business with Neil Cavuto to discuss Air Traffic Control reform and the recent terror attacks in London
June 6, 2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday appeared on Fox Business's ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast' to discuss President Trump's Air Traffic Control (ATC) system reform and modernization initiative, the recent terror attacks in London, and the President's executive order to facilitate stronger vetting procedures for refugees, among other topics.
On Air Traffic Control reform, Sen. Cruz said:
"I think it's a big deal that the President came out today and is leading on this issue," Sen. Cruz said. "This issue on substance should be a no-brainer. Number one, it is about jobs. My number one priority is jobs, jobs, jobs, and when it comes to aerospace and airlines in Texas, there are over 130,000 jobs in Texas that depend on the airline and aerospace industries and by modernizing Air Traffic Control we will see an increase in safety, a decrease in waiting times, decreased costs, and improve the environment by having far less emissions. It should be a no-brainer. My hope is we will see Republicans and Democrats coming together behind a pro-jobs initiative and I commend the President for leading on it."
On the recent terrorist attacks in London, Sen. Cruz said:
"I do think these terrorist attacks highlight the need to do everything we can to defeat radical Islamic terrorism and to keep our country safe," Sen. Cruz said. "All of us hope and pray we don't see similar terror attacks here at home. That threat is out there. ISIS and radical Islamic terrorists want to murder Americans here at home. I commend the Trump administration for taking seriously that we shouldn't be letting in refugees to this county that we can't vet to make sure they aren't terrorists, that we need to be using all the law enforcement tools that we can, consistent with the Constitution, to keep our country safe."
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